Topic: what herbs do you grow?

[Mrs Ava]

Borage, borage, another I forgot!

[saddad]

That doesn't count EJ it is in the weed section..
We grow most of those and salad burnett. if that is a true herb..
Winter Savoury is good and tough, Summer savoury in the herb bed..
 ;D

[David R]

i have an old butler sink that i found abandoned at the lottie before i left it, its going to be planted up with 2 types of mint, i reckon spearmint and applemint. I will then set it next to my current patio project once ive finished (i.e when it stops raining!)

[Deb P]

At the allotment I inherited 7 rosemary bushes that were all planted in a row, so I moved 4 of them to the entrance of the greenhouse , and the other three to the front boarder of the plot to make a bit of a fragrant barrier. Some are looking a bit sorry for themselves, I thought it was the early drought that had affected them until I found some Rosemary beetles on them! Shame they are so attractive, especially when squashed.... :-\  I put bits in my lottie boots (of the rosemary, not the beetles...) to keep them ...ahem...'fresh' in the shed.

Other herbs I'm growing include my all time favourite Chamomile (you can't beat that appley blackcurranty smell of the foliage) the double flowering variety, and I've also grown some of the non flowering variety from seed which has gone into planting pockets in the brick paths and alongside so they smell nice as you walk near/over them!

There are also several thymes, some I grew from seed, some plants from one of Saddads OH's contribution to the Open Day plant sale, I got a trayfull and planted up a gravelled area near my compost bins. Also have Sage, Lavenders (just got 5 new plug plants free from GW magazine this week, already planted up and more cuttings taken from them!), purple Basil (in a tub with Whippersnapper toms and Drunken Woman lettuce), oregano, several inherited groups of chives split and used as boarder edging, blue and white borage, and successional rows of coriander and flat leaved parsley which I use a lot in cooking.......and then there is the stuff I grow at home...... 8)

[OliveOil]

Deb i wonder if my mystery herb is camomile... its smells like tuttifruity! very fine leaves

[Smileyk]

Rosemary, three types of mint, oregano, chives, green and purple basil, parsley and lemon balm.

I think!

[Mrs Ava]

Oops, lemon balm is another.  My brain is empty these days!  :-\

[Deb P]

Deb i wonder if my mystery herb is camomile... its smells like tuttifruity! very fine leaves

I think it smells gorgeous if it is, a cross between blackcurrant and fresh apples.....yummy!
Have a look in my gallery pics, there is a photo of my planted up herb tubs and buckets......there is some Chamomile growing on the edge of the green bucket on the right.
Or, does it look a bit like this (may not have flowers)?

[cambourne7]

HI

Over the last month this is what i have sown with various levels of sucess

Angelica
Anise Hyssop
Basil - Sweet Green
Basil - Genouses
Basil - Dark Opal
Basil Lime
Borage
Bay (plant not seed)
Chamomile Lawn (For back garden)
Chicory
Chives
Comfrey Seeds ( Symphytum Officinale)
Coriander
Dill
Lavender
Marjoram
Mint
Myrtle
Oregano
Parsley - Big Mountain
Parsley - Darki
Parsley - Hamburg ( 2 rows planted )
Parsley - Plain Leaved
Peppermint
Rosemary
Sage
Sage - Broad Leawool
Thyme - English
Garlic Chives
Common Chervil

I also have fenel :) on the plot.

Cambourne7

[pye]

Basil, pasley, different mints, lemon balm, chives, oregano, tarragon, marjoram, rosemary, bay, lavender, thyme, chamomile.

Love giving them a stroke as I wander about the garden.

I saw a rue plant last weekend that I'm going to buy just coz it was so pretty - anyone grow or use rue?

[Hyacinth]

Rue.....love the green/grey finely cut leaves, loathe the daisy-type flowers it produces.....and it stinks ::)

[Tora]

Rosemary, tricolour sage, english thyme, lemon thyme, pineapple mint, spearmint, flat-leaf parsley, curly parsley, genovese basil, minette basil, lavender, golden oregano, green & red perilla, chive, bay and lemon balm. :)

[blue_eyes82]

applemint, chocolate mint and pineapple sage

[manicscousers]

all of the above,apart from rue just got chamomile for teas, echinacea from donated seeds, got 1 germinated, I let lots flower to bring in the goodies and the bees  ;D
also include marigolds for creams and stuff  :)

[Mrs Ava]

oh...does echinacea count?  Then I have that to.

[manicscousers]

mine does, I use it for a cold treatment  ;D

[Emagggie]

I've got it too, and marsh marigold ;D

[cleo]

More like what did you grow-until the snails?-chervil gone,winter and summer savory gone,parsley(flat and curled) mauled,tarragon-very upset,basil (several types-sulking after being well messed with.

Coriander-now that has enjoyed all this wet ;D

[Tin Shed]

Dill, fennel, basil, coriander, parsley, summer savoury,rosemary,sage, lavender, bay, chives, garlic chives,mint and a chocolate mint, which tastes just like choc and mint [!!]- it is totally addictive, I have to stop myself stripping the plants and eating the leaves raw.

[Rosyred]

I don't do too well at growing herbs but i'm trying a container with different herbs, parsley, coriander, dill, marjoram,tyme, rosemary didn't come to anything the others seem fine. Basil i'm doing in a separate pot.